COMMANDER // 1753–1823
Lazare Carnot
divisional generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1753 – 1823
Active service 1793 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 40.
Profile
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military reforms, which included the introduction of mass conscription, were instrumental in transforming the French Revolutionary Army into an effective fighting force.
Battles (1)
1793